Things people say when you lose weight
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Me: "I gained 10 pounds back after the 50 I lost and feel awful. I am really struggling. I am committing to getting that 10 pounds back off"
Close Relative: "Oh you look just fine now....you just looked so gaunt before. To thin and Unhealthy!"
WOW!
Thanks so much for the encouragement! (Sarcasm here)
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DanBarrass wrote: »I got pulled aside by a work colleague and asked if i had developed HIV and this was the reason i looked so slim in the face!
Wow. He might as well just go tell all your friends you're dying. People are so...... adjectives fail. lol7 -
Had someone comment at my running group that before I was a porker and huge. Still stings. Went from around 220 to 160 but still I never thought I was huge. 😒32
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Had someone comment at my running group that before I was a porker and huge. Still stings. Went from around 220 to 160 but still I never thought I was huge. 😒
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Had someone comment at my running group that before I was a porker and huge. Still stings. Went from around 220 to 160 but still I never thought I was huge. 😒18
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To our supervisor: "is hixa30 alright?"4
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I joined the other senior citizens for Amtrak early boarding and was mistaken for a business class passenger...evidently did not look over 65 to the Amtrak staff! Guess a few years vanished along with the pounds.19
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I have had all positive comments, nothing negative. Looking good, doing good along those lines. I have had the have you lost weight questions from people I haven't seen in awhile, as well.4
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Female at work: Hey I noticed you've lost a bunch of weight! Erm um not that I pay attention!"5
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hallobailey wrote: »Weight loss is a very personal journey but it inevitably draws comments from the people around us. I’m curious, what kind of comments have you received related to your weight loss? Good, bad, frustrating. Here are a couple for me...
Good: “You are looking fit”
Frustrating: “you don’t have any weight to lose” or “don’t get obsessed with your new diet”
Best :- "you look like a teenager, so youthful"
Worst :- "stop starving yourself"7 -
hallobailey wrote: »Weight loss is a very personal journey but it inevitably draws comments from the people around us. I’m curious, what kind of comments have you received related to your weight loss? Good, bad, frustrating. Here are a couple for me...
Good: “You are looking fit”
Frustrating: “you don’t have any weight to lose” or “don’t get obsessed with your new diet”
Best :- "you look like a teenager, so youthful"
Worst :- "stop starving yourself"
Or, “you look too thin!” Usually from someone who is much, much further away than you are from being too thin.6 -
A surprising number of people ask me if I am losing weight on purpose.4
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avalonblues wrote: »A surprising number of people ask me if I am losing weight on purpose.
Haha, I know what you mean! I used to answer ahead of that .5 -
bobsburgersfan wrote: »Had someone comment at my running group that before I was a porker and huge. Still stings. Went from around 220 to 160 but still I never thought I was huge. 😒
I’m sorry but this is ridiculous and should be called out. There’s aren’t weight-related words that are as offensive as racial slurs. Weight related insults are certainly uncalled for because people should be nice to one another, but weight is also something that can be changed. A person can’t change the color of their skin. Calling someone a fatty or a porker is for sure rude and mean, but isnt comparable to calling someone the n-word.40 -
I have a coworker that I absolutely adore and nearly every day I walk by and she either wolf whistles or says "hubba hubba". Makes me feel good!4
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rldeclercq4 wrote: »bobsburgersfan wrote: »Had someone comment at my running group that before I was a porker and huge. Still stings. Went from around 220 to 160 but still I never thought I was huge. 😒
I’m sorry but this is ridiculous and should be called out. There’s aren’t weight-related words that are as offensive as racial slurs. Weight related insults are certainly uncalled for because people should be nice to one another, but weight is also something that can be changed. A person can’t change the color of their skin. Calling someone a fatty or a porker is for sure rude and mean, but isnt comparable to calling someone the n-word.
10000% agreed.11 -
An overweight person in my life, who has been on 5 different eating plans, has told me 3 times I am "obsessed".
I told her no, I'm committed, focused, and learning.28 -
I’ve lost around 41 pounds since February with the help of MFP, calorie counting and some cardio now and again. My starting weight was 184lbs. In the beginning, family told me I was doing great but now I’m getting comments such as “You’ll need to watch what you’re doing, you’re losing a LOT of weight” and “You’re getting skinny, you need to stop now”
I’m far from skinny at 5”5 and 143lbs. Yes, I’ve lost a significant amount of weight and I do look slimmer but I’m definitely not skinny. I’m also in the healthy weight range of the BMI chart. If I’m seen eating a piece of chocolate or crisps, the same relatives will say Ohh, you shouldn’t be eating that, should you? 🙄
I feel like I can’t win. One minute they tell me I should stop losing weight and the next, they tell me I shouldn’t be eating certain things if I’m trying to lose weight 🤷♀️ Talk about a mindf*#ck!34 -
Friend: "You don't have cancer, do you?"
Me: "I hope not. I've been on a diet"
Friend: "Oh, that's a relief! Err, well done on the diet."5
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